Energy
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Japan set to next month restart world's largest nuke plant, Fukushima
The country took a final step last week when regional officials approved the restarting of Fukushima nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster
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New York cuts ‘100-foot rule’ for free gas hook ups
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that undoes a decades-old provision that requires utility companies to connect new buildings to gas supplies for free, so long as they are located within 100 feet of the main feed.
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Trump touts low Christmas season gasoline prices, and analysts say they should hold into 2026
December gasoline prices have not been this low since 2020. Analysts say many factors are contributing to the low prices, including a better regulatory environment for oil and gas, industry operation efficiencies, and high supply with expectations of low demand on the global market.
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Pennsylvania plugs 200th orphan well
The wells, hundreds of thousands of them spread across mostly western and northern Pennsylvania, are remnants of the state’s oil and gas industry dating back to the 1850s.
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Pennsylvania power companies antsy for EV build-out rules
Josh Cohen, head of SWITCH Energy, likened the widening gap they are seeing – between those with access to charging and those without – to that of broadband in the early 2000s.
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Biden admin claims about natural gas, methane refuted by multiple reports
These claims are also refuted by Texans for Natural Gas (TNG), a project of the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), citing federal data.
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Solving energy poverty was a liberal cause, but green energy policies may have made it much worse
Since 2005, the share of energy consumption from wind and solar power has increased from 0.5% to nearly 15% in 2022. Since 2005, the average price for electricity in the U.S. has increased from 5 cents per kilowatt hour to 17.3 cents per kilowatt hour in February 2024.
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Report: LNG exports don’t lead to increased domestic energy costs
A new report published by the Texas Oil & Gas Association refutes the claim that LNG exports increase costs, citing federally-produced energy data. Other industry reports also refute Biden administration claims, which The Center Square is highlighting in a multi-part series on LNG exports.
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Rivian project deserved more due diligence, transparency, expert says
In December 2021, state officials announced that Rivian planned to build a manufacturing facility in Georgia. The state gave the company $1.5 billion in incentives, and the Michigan-based group named the deal 2022's "Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year."
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Florida bill banning offshore wind passes House, Senate, goes to GOP Gov. DeSantis
The bill would ban wind turbines off the coast of Florida and within one mile inside the state’s coastline. It would also revise parts of state law to remove references to climate change and greenhouse gasses and replace them with language focused on reliable and affordable energy.
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Energy Department official says LNG export permit pause could last several months
Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources posed the question to DOE officials in a February hearing and were told only that the pause would be lifted after a thorough review of the impacts of LNG exports.
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While the Biden administration preserves federal ESG laws, many states are fighting back
Riley said that in the first round of warnings, West Virginia was able to get U.S. Bank to reverse their anti-fossil fuel policies. With $657 billion in assets under management, it’s the fifth largest in the nation.
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EV maker Rivian will pause construction at a $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia
Rivian had previous planned to begin producing its new R2 midsize SUVs at the Georgia plant east of Atlanta, but in a statement, the company said it would instead move that production to an existing facility in Normal, Illinois.